Hugos results: Pro Artist
I have many thoughts about the outcome of the Hugos (I'm overall very happy with the results, even though my...
Archive for Awards
This year’s big Hugo controversy
A couple months ago, someone on a mailing list asked for a summary of this year's Hugo controversy. (There are...
Hugo voting: Don’t forget the lower-profile categories!
Here's the other Hugo-voting-subtleties post that I decided not to post because it didn't seem likely to be relevant. It,...
Hugo voting subtleties: The No Award test
I wrote a blog post a few months ago about how to use No Award effectively and what else to...
Downtime at WorldCon
Didn't sleep well or enough last night, mostly due to my pointlessly fretting about Mary Anne's ongoing cough (and about...
Two Hugo reminders
Two quick notes: Reminder about how to make your vote most effective: to express a preference, you have to put...
Hugo pro artists: more than just what’s in the packet
In this year's Hugo voter packet, five pro artists provided samples of their work. Unfortunately, one of the six nominated...
Hugo rec: Ancillary Justice
As I've noted before, I rarely read novels in time to nominate them for the Hugo or Nebula awards. But...
Hugo rec: Six-Gun Snow White
The deadline for Hugo voting is the day after tomorrow, so I'd better finally post a couple of the things...
Some books aren’t in the Hugo voter packet
A couple months ago, I recommended buying a supporting WorldCon membership as a relatively inexpensive way to (a) participate in...
On first looking into The Wheel of Time
The Wheel of Time, as most of y'all probably know, has been nominated for a Hugo award, in the Best...
“Wakulla Springs”: sf or not?
A couple of friends have indicated that they're a little hesitant to vote for “Wakulla Springs” for a Hugo, on...